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Backups made easy and automatic with Clickfree C2

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Gadget TV

Friday November 27, 2009

Backing up your data is not the most entertaining or exciting computer task. Traditionally, data backup has meant cobbling together a hardware and software strategy to make backup possible. In fact, backup is such a pain that it's estimated that 85 to 95 percent of users (depending which consumer surveys you listen to) don't have any kind of backup routine. The Clickfree C2

backup drive

brings intuitive software and truly plug-and-play backup to Windows and Mac users and aims to change the face of consumer backup.

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Show Notes

Clickfree C2
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- Available in capacities from 250GB (~US$140) to 500GB (~US$190).

- We tested the 320GB version.

- PC (XP, Vista, Windows 7) and Mac (OS 10.5 and later) compatible, though the drive is formatted for PC.

- Upon plugging the drive in, Mac users are presented with a simple prompt asking if they want to make the Clickfree C2 work on Mac (i.e. format the drive).

- Hints at the overall user friendliness of the solution.

- Includes a simple dock that holds to drive vertically.

- USB cable built into the drive itself.

- Features 256-bit AES encryption.

- Puts a very friendly face on backup.

- Allows for transfer of music from a connected iPod.

- Windows EasyTransfer compatible.

- Offers further backup options like burning to DVD within the software.

- Requires no software install.

- Will bring file structure cross-platform; pictures transferred from an XP to Windows 7 machine, for example, will go into the proper Windows 7 folder.

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